Date of Award

1-1-2012

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Program

Organizational Studies

Content Description

1 online resource (ix, 54 pages) : illustrations

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Gary A. Yukl

Committee Members

Thomas Taber, Charles Seifert

Keywords

Commitment, Influence, Leadership, Tactics, Turkey, USA, Interpersonal relations and culture

Subject Categories

Business Administration, Management, and Operations

Abstract

The purpose of the present research was to investigate managerial influence processes in Turkey and the USA. Two survey studies were conducted to explore three objectives. First, the role of core tactics (rational persuasion, consultation, collaboration, and inspirational appeals) in target commitment was examined. Second, the impact of target commitment on the relationship between influence tactics and leadership effectiveness was investigated. Third, whether previous findings of earlier cross-cultural research with scenarios can be verified with a stronger research method was explored.

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